September 21, 2023

New Releases From Citric Dummies + Sugar Tradition

What's up y'all, yes - another week and another couple announcements! Minneapolis punks Citric Dummies give us possibly the angriest record on this label in a while - Zen And The Arcade Of Beating Your Ass, out November 3. Detroit youngsters Sugar Tradition have an incredible vinyl debut coming out October 13 as well!  In case ya missed last week's update with Alicja-pop and CLASS announcements, here it is. Let's go!

Citric Dummies - Zen And The Arcade Of Beating Your Ass

"Bursting out of a burning trash heap like some mutated, blitzed skeleton in a leatherjacket, Citric Dummies thrash their listeners with a heavy dose of pulverizing punk madness on their latest LP Zen and The Arcade of Beating Your Ass. The Minneapolis based trio have previously released a handful of endlessly infectious records on US and Euro labels like Erste Theke Tonträger, Fashionable Idiots, and Another Label- luring in unsuspecting punks with their aberrant, tuneful noise. Citric Dummies rip turbocharged, catchy songs riddled with big hooks that are inhaled like paint fumes by fans of niche KBD gems and classics like The Ramones and The Misfits. The band has signed with Feel It Records to release their most dialed and corrosive record to date- a pièce de résistance for LSD enthusiasts and jabronis alike. Produced by Erik Nervous (known for his own project as well as production work with The Spits and Liquids), Zen and The Arcade of Beating Your Ass Is a masterclass in unpretentious and unrelenting party punk. The cover is a clever mockery of Hüsker Dü's Zen Arcade waving a friendly middle-finger paying homage to the punk heroes of yore. Citric Dummies power through 14 songs in 23 minutes in a psychotic frenzy. The songs conjure chaotic and hilarious glimpses into the everyday life of a hesher self-deprecating, taking copious amounts of illicit substances, and kicking the teeth out of the phonies that step in their way. Sonically, Citric Dummies have honed their knuckle-dragging craft, and sound more unique, more evolved, and more like themselves than ever. The arrangements, riffs and lyrics are meticulous yet effortless, like they've practiced so much the music flows through them, spike in vein. Zen and The Arcade of Beating Your Ass is the manifestation of these three droogs stepping off the fleshy escalator and into the gaping void of pure rock n roll elation." -Sims Hardin (u2isagovernmentdrone)

(cover art by Grant Hart (and then ruined by Dave Watt) / single art by Zachary Hobbs) Bandcamp  Preorder LP from Feel It "Everyone I Know Will Forget Me" premiere at Austin Town Hall release date: November 3, 2023

Sugar Tradition - More Sugar

(cover photo: Kyle Edmonds)   Oh boy, now we're cooking. Now we're in the court of Sugar Tradition. Only a city like their hometown of Detroit could foster such a refined appreciation of rock'n'roll, r&b, and garage punk - and Sugar Tradition clearly have IT. The trio, consisting of Antonio Keka (guitar/vocals), Kevin Irwin (drums), and Arlo Betley (bass) are a complete force of nature live - contemporaries of the Stools, Toeheads, and 208. They're also fresh off a tour supporting none other than the Detroit Cobras. Sugar Tradition have managed to capture that raw, driving Motor City sound in damn near perfect form on 'More Sugar', their vinyl debut on Feel It Records. "Rockin' Baby" kicks things into gear, anchored by a driving piano line that plays off a pounding rhythm section, allowing Keka's guitar and vocals to rule the high end of the mix. There's some tasteful harmonica and tambourine peppered throughout, but it's the raw, fuzzed-out sonics heard best on "Don't Leave Me" that may just steal the show. Oh yeah, did we mention the roaring rendition of Chuck Berry's "Come On"? It's all recorded live, too. A stupendous fourteen minutes at 45 RPM. Sugar Tradition are one of the brightest sets of young heads on the face of planet rock'n'roll right now, and 'More Sugar' proves that to a tee. Bandcamp Preorder 12" direct from Feel It  "Fragile" premiere at Post-Trash release date: October 13, 2023

Silicone Prairie + the Stools on tour!

Hot damn, everyone is on tour right now! Silicone Prairie are doing some gigs around Gonerfest and the Stools are headed out on an October run with a fresh repress of their LP. Also got a few hot gigs coming up in Cincy that we added flyers for.

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